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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1980
DOCTORS ON W.H.O. COURSE STUDY ADDICTION TREATMENT IN PRISONS
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A GROUP OF 16 DOCTORS FROM EGYPT, INDIA, INDONESIA, PAKISTAN, SRI LANKA AND THAILAND TODAY BEGAN A THREE-DAY ATTACHMENT TO THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT TO STUDY ITS TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES FOR CONVICTED DRUG ADDICTS.
THE GROUP OF DOCTORS ARE IN HONG KONG TAKING PART IN THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION INTER-REGIONAL TRAINING COURSE ON THE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF DRUG DEPENDENT PERSONS.
DURING THE ATTACHMENT, THEY WILL VISIT THE DRUG ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTRES AT HEI LĨNG CHAU AND TAI LAM AND THE ADDICTION TREATMENT SECTION OF THE TAI LAM CENTRE FOR WOMEN.
THEY WILL BE BRIEFED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S FACILITIES AND TREATMENT PROGRAMMES AND WILL STUDY RESEARCH ON DRUG ADDICTION, AFTERCARE AND COMPULSORY SUPERVISION, CASEWORK AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES.
EARLIER TODAY, THEY MET AND TALKED TO THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR T.6. GARNER AND OTHER SENIOR OFFICERS.
TAX EXEMPTION ON INTEREST EARNED
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INTEREST PAYABLE BY LICENSED BANKS, BY CERTAIN PUBLIC UTILITIES AND BY THE GOVERNMENT AT RATES OF UP TO 7-1/2 PER CENT PER ANNUM WILL BE EXEMPT FROM INTEREST TAX FROM TODAY (TUESDAY), A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED.
HE SAID THIS REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF 1 PER CENT IN THE EXEMPTION LIMIT, AND FOLLOWS THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE EXCHANGE BANKS' ASSOCIATION ON SATURDAY THAT THE RATE OF INTEREST PAYABLE ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS WOULD BE INCREASED TO 7-1/2 PER CENT WITH EFFECT FROM TODAY.
A NOTICE SIGNED BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY UNDER SECTION 28(1) OF THE INLAND REVENUE ORDINANCE IS PUBLISHED IN AN EXTRAORDINARY GAZETTE TODAY.
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